TML News and Notes: May 2010

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Film Screening: Typhoid Mary
TML Learning Center @ Hunton

Tompkins-McCaw Library is proud to host the traveling exhibit "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine" through June 26 in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room.

This exhibition, using materials from the National Library of Medicine, explores Harry Potter's world and its roots in Renaissance magic, science, and medicine. In 1997, British author J. K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Millions of readers have followed Harry to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he discovers his heritage, encounters new plants and animals, and perfects his magical abilities. Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books is partially based on Renaissance traditions that played an important role in the development of Western science, including alchemy, astrology, and natural philosophy. Incorporating the work of several 15th- and 16th-century thinkers, the seven-part series examines important ethical topics such as the desire for knowledge, the effects of prejudice, and the responsibility that comes with power. For more information, visit the official exhibit website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/

Dr. Linda Hancock will present "New and Exciting Ways to Beat Tobacco: Stuff You Never Thought About" on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from noon to 1 pm in the Community Health Education Center. Space is limited and registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information or to register, please contact Sarah or Dana at 828-2432, or email seamick@vcu.edu.

The Community Health Education Center is located in the VCU Medical Center
Gateway Building, Ground Floor, 1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA
23298.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, Room 2-012

The VCU Libraries is pleased to announce the release of a new addition its digital collections: The First 125 Years of the Medical College of Virginia. MCV celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1963, culminating in the publication of this volume. Issued as hard- and soft-back publications in the college's bulletin series, the 96-page photo history, largely the work of Thelma Vaine Hoke, was the college's first full-length history. Hoke pulled photographs, letters, documents, reports, and publications for the book from a rich collection of historical materials gathered and preserved by James Ralph McCauley, who served as secretary-treasurer for the college and secretary for the Board of Visitors from 1902 until his death in 1950.

Visit the VCU Libraries Digital Collections

Tompkins-McCaw Library will be hosting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Minority Health Project's videoconference entitled "What Will Health Care Reform Mean for Minority Health Disparities?" on Tuesday, June 8 from 1:30 to 4 pm in room 2-010.
Ralph Forquera (Director, Seattle Indian Health Board), Mayra Alvarez (Legislative Assistant for Health for U.S. Senator Richard Durbin), and Tony Whitehead (PhD Professor of Medical Anthropology, University of Maryland) are the featured speakers. Howard N. Lee (Executive Director, North Carolina Education Cabinet) will moderate.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7826

VCU Libraries and USC&A are cosponsoring this summer's MCV Campus Summer Documentary Series. All films will be shown in the TML Learning Center @ Hunton from noon to 1 pm.

Click on the following film titles for more information and to register:

Tuesday, June 1- Typhoid Mary: the Most Dangerous Woman in America
Tuesday, June 8- Influenza
Tuesday, June 15- Coma: Part 1
Tuesday, June 22- Coma: Part 2
Tuesday, June 29- Worried Sick
Tuesday, July 6- Addiction
Tuesday, July 13- Fat and Happy
Tuesday, July 20- The Alzheimer's Project: Part 1
Tuesday, July 27- The Alzheimer's Project: Part 2

All films can be found in the library catalog and will be available for check out after their scheduled viewings.

Monday, May 17, 2010
6:00 - 7:00 PM
RefWorks
Online

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Consumer Health & Evaluating Health Websites
Library Instruction Classroom, Room 2-012

Thursday, May 20, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 PM
National Mental Health Month- Stress Journaling Presentation
CHEC

Thursday, May 20, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Whetting Your Appetite for Research
First Floor Conference Room

In observance of National Mental Health Month, Dr. Victoria Menzies will
speak about the benefits of stress journaling on Thursday, May 20, 2010
from 12 noon to 1:00 pm in the Community Health Education Center, VCU
Medical Center Gateway Building, Ground Floor. Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register for the event, please contact Sarah or Dana at 828-2432, or email seamick@vcu.edu.

The Community Health Education Center is located in the VCU Medical Center
Gateway Building, Ground Floor, 1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA
23298.

VCU Libraries has added Springer Protocols to its collection of online resources. Protocols are "recipes" that researchers use to recreate experiments in their laboratory. The typical protocol offers step-by-step laboratory instructions, lists of the necessary equipment and ingredients, as well as notes on troubleshooting and safety precautions. Springer Protocols contains more than 20,000 molecular biology and biomedical protocols, many from the classic series Methods in Molecular Biology. Other prestigious titles covered include: Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods.

Users can search by category, series or volume and save searches for favorite protocols. These reproducible protocols can be printed or downloaded for later use. Personalization features include alerts, RSS feeds, bookmarks and the ability to export citations. Registered users can also comment on published protocols and upload their own protocols for sharing publicly.

Springer Protocols can be accessed from the Libraries list of Databases A-Z. A video tour and user's guide are available for an introduction to this comprehensive, peer-reviewed collection of life sciences protocols. For a preview when you are on-campus, try a simple search in the box below.

Search SpringerProtocols

Responding to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Library of Medicine has developed a page of resources entitled "Crude Oil Spills and Human Health." The page includes links to information on exposure hazards, seafood safety, wildlife issues, and government response. General overview and social media sites are also included.

VCU Libraries now subscribes to Natural Standard, a database of high quality, evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine. The database consists of comprehensive monographs on thousands of herbs, supplements, foods and treatment regimens. Monographs are developed from published scientific data and undergo blinded editorial and peer review by research experts. Validated rating scales accompany each monograph and reflect the quality of available evidence. References include links to PubMed abstracts where available. Comparative efficacy charts indicate which therapies have scientific support for treating or preventing specific medical conditions.

Monographs are available in different reading levels for healthcare professionals and consumers. Special features include an interactions checker, medical calculators, podcasts and a news blog. To learn more about Natural Standard, consult the User's Guide or view the demo.

Monday, May 3, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
RefWorks
Sanger Hall, Room B1-020

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 PM
PubMed
Library Instruction Classroom, Room 2-012
 
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Film Screening: Struggling in Silence: Physician Depression and Suicide
TML Learning Center @ Hunton

Thursday, May 6, 2010
3:00 - 4:00 PM
CINAHL
Online

Friday, May 7, 2010
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Q & A with a Librarian
Library Instruction Classroom, Room 2-012